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Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Newsletter January 2016

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In 2008, the City of Roanoke was building a new Fire and Rescue Station in the northwest part of the city and decided to make the design compatible with LEED Gold Certification guidelines. To this end, designer Steve Sunderman incorporated eco-friendly materials and construction methods wherev-er possible. At that time pervious concrete was relatively new to most of Virginia, but the City accepted a proposed pervious con-crete parking area for private vehicles over a 10,000 gallon holding tank for the capture of roof and pavement water runoff. This water would be used to flush toilets, water the landscaping, wash fire equipment, and so forth. The Southwest Virginia Concrete Advisory Council was an active participant in the design of the project.

The City knew at the time that periodic cleaning of the pervious surface was neces-sary, but did not own the proper equipment, and as things frequently go, the cleaning was neglected. In late 2015 Dwayne D’Ardenne, Stormwater Division Manager of the Roanoke Department of Public Works, noted that the pervious parking area was in fairly poor repair and asked Sunderman for an opinion. Sunderman and SW Council members Aaron Long and Bob Nablo visited the site and agreed that the permeability of the paving had been seriously impacted by the accumulation of dirt, grass clippings, other organic material and probably even the sand that the City used to reduce ice on the regular concrete portion of the site. At that time the pavement

had not been cleaned for almost eight years.Roanoke City stepped up and ordered the purchase of two vacuum-type

truck sweepers at approximately $225,000 each, with an eye toward other pervious concrete pavements throughout the city and the expectation of more in the future. The company supplying the trucks offered to stage a

Roanoke City Tests Pervious Concrete Cleaning

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Roanoke City Tests Pervious Concrete Cleaning (Continued) & Truck Roadeo...................................................3

Process= Educate + Follow up & Follow Through =Success...............................................4 On the Horizon-Upcoming Events ..... 5

Murtaugh “Retires” as Blue Ridge Council Chair........................................6

ACA Reporting Delayed ...................... 7

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2016 VRMCA Advisory Council RegionsJay McNeelyVRMCA Advisory Council ChairmanEagle CorporationCharlottesville, VAPhone: (434) [email protected]

BLUE RIDGERob Watkins Chairman Allied Concrete P.O. Box 1647 Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-296-7181 [email protected]

Scott BoshartSecretary/TreasurerSuperior Concrete Harrisonburg, VAPhone: (540) 433-2482 [email protected]

HAMPTON ROADS Sarah Beasley Chairman Capital Concrete 400 Stapleton Street Norfolk, VA 23504 757-627-0630 phone

757-627-3927 fax [email protected]

Lee Flemming Secretary/Treasurer Essroc Chesapeake, VA Phone: (757) 647-9409 [email protected] NORTHERN VIRGINIA Duane Laughlin Chairman Essroc Ready Mix 150 Lee Avenue Winchester, VA 22604 540-323-3301 phone 540-723-4178 fax [email protected]

Marc GranahanSecretary/TreasurerLehigh CementStone Ridge, VAPhone: (703) [email protected]

RICHMOND/CENTRAL VAFred Lusby Chairman Powhatan Ready Mix 3501 Warbro Road Midlothian, VA 23112 [email protected]

Brad Meyers Secretary/Treasurer Swope and Associates Richmond, VA Phone: (804) 4690-5016 [email protected]

SOUTHWESTBret QueenChairmanChandler Concrete Roanoke, VAPhone: (540) [email protected]

George Kuhn Secretary/Treasurer Chandler Concrete Christiansburg, VA Phone: (540) 382-1734 [email protected]

PRESIDENTJay McNeelyEagle Corporation VICE PRESIDENTStephen Render Vulcan Materials

SECRETARY/TREASURERRobert O’Brian Lynchburg Ready-Mix

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDouglas EasterEaster Associates, Inc.

PAST PRESIDENTBob ChandlerChandler Concrete of Virginia Inc.

2016 VRMCA Officers & Directors

DIRECTORSSarah Beasley Capital Concrete Inc.

Larry Bullock Boxley

Mark Bundy Branscome

Billy Chenault Luck Stone Corp.

Morgan Nelson S.B. Cox Ready-Mix

Robert Sells Titan Virginia

Jeff Slagle Chaney Enterprises

Genevieve Walker Switzer T&W Block Inc.

Tony Wilt Superior Concrete

Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association250 West Main Street, Suite 100 • Charlottesville, VA 22902

Phone: (434) 977-3716 • Fax: (434) 979-2439

[email protected] • www.vrmca.com

Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association January 2016

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cleaning demonstration at the fire station. The demo was held, and the results showed what everyone already knew – that regular cleaning was not only advised, but absolutely necessary. After such a lengthy time simply passing the vacuum over the pavement did not, and could not, do the job. Mud was packed deeply into the pervious pores, and while the pavement was still porous, it was not uniformly so. Several passes of the truck, possibly complimented with power washing, would be necessary.

At this time the recommendation to the City is that some test be de-vised to determine the current average infiltration rate (some areas work as new, while others are almost impervious). When that rate is determined the City will thoroughly clean the pervious area, and follow-up testing will be done to determine how much infiltration has been restored. At this point the City feels that the pervious concrete is still doing it’s job, but that regular cleaning will ensure it does so for years to come.

Bob Nablo, Director of Industry

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Mark Your Calendars!What: The VRMCA 2016 Mixer Truck RoadeoWhere: The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, VAWhen: Monday, April 25th, 9:30 am- Driver Round-up and Registration- BE ON TIME!Who: Mixer-Truck Drivers from all VRMCA Member Companies are invited to compete.Why: Driver Education. Rewarding Day of Fun and Camaraderie. Learning-based Competition. Great Food. Cash and Other Prizes!

Sign up now! ALL registrations need to be received by NO LATER than Monday, April 18th, 2016. We need drivers AND volunteers. You can register online at www.vrmca.com or go there to download the registration form.

Drivers will be competing for a chance to win a top prize of $500.00 in cash, a free trip to The Greenbrier for the 2016 VRMCA Spring Convention. Please note that the Spring Convention is taking place one week after this truck roadeo. The Second Place finisher will win $350.00 in cash.

PLEASE NOTE: Drivers MUST bring their own hard hats, work boots, and reflective vest or equivalent reflective wear as required by your company (basically what they wear every day to work). Failure to bring these items could result in disqualification.

MANY THANKS: Special thanks to Vulcan & Titan for again donat-ing trucks to use for this event.

Sponsorships are available as well, visit www.vrmca.com for more details on sponsorship opportunities. Please consider being a roadeo sponsor or a full convention sponsor for 2016.

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Process= Educate + Follow up & Follow Through = Success In September of 2015 I wrote an article with the title of “Pro-

cess= Educate + Follow up & Follow Through = Success”, describing the process that was needed for Stringfellow Road Park and Ride (with a 33,000 sf. of pervious concrete parking lot) to go through from inception to completion.

I am happy to report that since September we have had some other pervious concrete projects that have been placed in NOVA. These projects have also come with their own stories. Reston District Police Station (phase III & IV), for example, came about

from a meeting with project manager, Kimberly Callahan, P.E. and project engineer Dubynin Nikolai with Fairfax County Building Design & Construction Division. After many follow ups, phase III of this project, a 40,000 sf. pervious concrete parking lot, was placed this past November.

Another noteworthy project that was completed last December was a 26,000 sf. pervious concrete parking lot at the P-290 Cruiser Destroyer Upgrade Training Facility at Dahlgren Navy Base. Again, the thought process on this project started from a meeting with

environmental engineers Bren-na White and Walter Legg with NAVFACWASH at Dahlgren in 2012. This meeting was followed by a presentation and several follow ups.

One other project that I would like to mention has just started this past December. It is a 75,000 sf. of pervious concrete placement at the upcoming Commissary at Fort Belvoir. On its left side, this project is adjacent to 100,000 sf. of pervious concrete parking lot at the PX Exchange that was placed in early 2013. Finally, as a result of working with Sunny

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On the Horizon | Calendar of Upcoming Events

February 2-3, 2016VRMCA Board Meeting & Legislative VisitsOmni Hotel, Richmond, VA

February 9, 2016Hampton RoadsCouncil Business Meeting Chesapeake, VA

February 10, 2016Blue Ridge Council Business Meeting Rowe’s Restaurant Staunton, VA

February 11, 2016NVCAC Council Meeting Wyndham Garden Manassas, VA

February 23, 2016SW Council Business Meeting Roanoker Restaurant Roanoke, VA

April 25, 2016 VRMCA Truck Roadeo Meadow Event Park Doswell, VA

May 1-3, 2016VRMCA Spring ConventionThe GreenbrierWhite Sulphur Springs, WV

Sarna, P.E. with Fairfax County Public Schools and Mark Liberati, P.E. with BC consulting, to the right of this project we are going to have another 50,000 sf. of pervious concrete placement at the Fort Belvoir Elementary School expansion that is scheduled to be placed in mid-2016. NRMCA DAP has been used for most of these projects.

Looking back at every one of these projects, the process has always been the same. The only thing that changes from one project to another is the set of players.

Hessam Nabavi, Director of Industry

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No, Buddy Murtaugh is not actually retiring. He says that Roy Simmons, owner of Rockingham Redi-Mix and other related companies, is not quite ready to let him do that, but after about 15 years of heading up the Blue Ridge Concrete Advisory Council as Chairman he is stepping down from that position. In these voluntary positions within the VRMCA Advisory Council it is not unusual for an individual to “take several turns” at a chairmanship or committee position, but usually they have a break between jobs. In Murtaugh’s case he asked several times over the years for someone to as-sume the duties, but the group always declined, saying that Buddy was doing such an excellent job that they insisted he continue.

Murtaugh says he has seen many, many changes in the industry during his 35 years in the ready-mixed business. Business has been good and bad, prices have gone up and down, and the challenges have grown. Buddy says he remembers when Council meetings consisted of only two or three people because companies were reluctant to meet with their competitors, but he now feels that groups like the Blue Ridge Council are the strength of associations. He says that once com-panies get past the idea that you have to stay as far away as possible from your competitors, and when members realize that common issues can be discussed and resolved without violating anti-trust rules, everybody can benefit. He also points out the benefits of having associated industries, such as testing labs, participate in meetings and events.

One of the largest gatherings of members in recent Blue Ridge memory recently got together at Rowe’s Family Restaurant to thank Buddy for his service. Many of us have worked with Buddy our entire careers and his help and advice have been invaluable. Rob Watkins of Allied Concrete will be succeeding Murtaugh as Blue Ridge Chairman and promises he will not challenge Murtaugh’s longevity record. While not being Chairman, Buddy says he will continue to be active in Council activities for the immediate future.

Bob Nablo, Director of Industry

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MURTAUGH “RET IREs ” as

BLUE RIDGE COUNCIL CHAIR


LEGALREVIEW

On Monday, December 28, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service announced in Notice 2016-4 that employers will have additional time to file annual reports required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The ACA requires Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) to report minimum essential coverage annually on Forms 1094 and 1095. These forms were originally due to employees on February 1, 2016 and employers had until March 31, 2016 to file the forms electronically with the IRS (February 29, 2016 for non-electronic filers). However, Notice 2016-4 extends both of those deadlines for all employers required to file Forms 1094 and 1095.

The new deadlines are as follows:

• New Deadline for Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to Individuals: March 31, 2016.

• New Deadline for Forms 1094 and 1095 to the IRS: June 30, 2016 for electronic filers and May 31, 2016 for non-electronic filers.

The IRS indicated that it had determined that providers needed “additional time to adapt and implement systems to gather, analyze, and report this information.”

Employers should note that the penalties for failure to timely file (and failure to timely furnish) Forms 1095-C were increased earlier this year, from $100 per failure to $250 per failure. There are a number of exceptions and modifications that can reduce the penalties in certain circumstances, and can increase the penalties in other circumstances, but extending the deadlines so that employers have sufficient time to satisfy their obligations is the most effective penalty relief.

This delay comes among other recent IRS delays and extensions. For example, the IRS increased the transit benefit exclusion available to commuters. And, evidently following the IRS’s lead, Congress voted to delay the implementation of the so-called “Cadillac Tax” by two years. The Cadillac Tax was set to begin in 2018, but, in a rare bipartisan effort, Congress voted to delay the Tax until 2020.

Congress also voted to repeal legislation passed in July 2015 that extended the maximum extension for Form 5500 filings from 2½ months to 3½ months. After several federal agencies expressed concern over the 3½ month extension, Congress reset the maximum filing deadline back to 9 ½ months after the close of the plan year.

Bottom Line

While the news will likely be a welcomed delay, employers should not delay in preparing their 2015 forms. To ensure timely compliance, employers should become familiar with these forms, ensure they can obtain access to the information necessary to complete these forms, identify any venders that will be used, and enter into agreements with those venders to ensure timely and proper reporting.

This legal review should in no way be construed as legal advice or a legal opinion on any specific set of facts or circumstances. Therefore, you should consult with legal counsel concerning any specific set of facts or circumstances.

© 2015 FordHarrison LLP *John G. Kruchko

© 2015 FordHarrison LLP |*John G. Kruchko is a Partner with the Management Labor and Employment Law Firm of FordHarrison, LLP, in Tysons Corner, Virginia; B. Patrice Clair is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Rachel Ullrich, an attorney in the firm’s Dallas office, prepared an original version of this article. For more information please contact Mr. Kruchko at (703) 734-0554 or Ms. Clair at (202) 719-2055 or by e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected]. This article is published for general information purposes and does not constitute legal advice.

ACA REPORTING DELAYEDBy John G. Kruchko and Jacquelyn L. Thompson*

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